Litsea chunii
W. C. Cheng
Lauraceae Edible: Flowers
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Description
A shrub that loses its leaves during the year. It grows 5 m tall. The leaves are alternate and oval or sword shaped and 2-9 cm long by 1-4 cm wide.
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Edible Uses
The flowers are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows on sunny mountain sides and beside streams between 1,500-3,400 m above sea level in southern China. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Production
In southern China plants flower in March to April.
References (1)
- Liu, Yi-tao, & Long, Chun-Lin, 2002, Studies on Edible Flowers Consumed by Ethnic Groups in Yunnan. Acta Botanica Yunnanica. 24(1):41-56 (As Litsea chunii var. likiangensis)
